Pandiarajan & Rohini Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pandiarajan and Rohini appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1986 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thaikku Oru Thalattu (1986 — 3.7/10). Films span Thaikku Oru Thalattu (1986) through Pudhu Varisu (1990).
The Pandiarajan & Rohini partnership
From Thaikku Oru Thalattu (1986) to Pudhu Varisu (1990). The played out closed with Pudhu Varisu in 1990. It started with Thaikku Oru Thalattu (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Thaikku Oru Thalattu; the 1990s to Pudhu Varisu. Pandiarajan acted in every film; Rohini acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Pandiarajan's directorial debut 'Thaikku Oru Thalattu' (1986) was a sleeper hit, running for over 100 days in multiple centers, which was rare for a debut director in Tamil cinema at the time.
- In 'Thaikku Oru Thalattu', the song 'Kadhal Vaithu' became a chartbuster and is still played at Tamil weddings, with its tune and picturization on Pandiarajan and Rohini becoming a template for romantic duets in late-80s Tamil films.
- The success of 'Thaikku Oru Thalattu' directly led to Pandiarajan being offered bigger directorial projects, establishing him as a bankable director-actor in Tamil cinema during the late 1980s.
- Pandiarajan once said in an interview, 'Rohini was the perfect heroine for my kind of films — she brought innocence and strength to the role, which made 'Thaikku Oru Thalattu' work.'
- In 'Pudhu Varisu' (1990), the scene where Pandiarajan's character disguises himself as a woman to enter Rohini's house became a widely imitated comedy trope in Tamil cinema throughout the 1990s.
- 'Manasukketha Maapillai' (1990) was one of the first Tamil films to feature a double role for the male lead (Pandiarajan), a trend that later became common in Tamil commercial cinema.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 1.0/10.
- Thaikku Oru Thalattu
- Pudhu Varisu
- Manasukketha Maapillai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pudhu Varisu, Rohini kept going for 90 more films; Pandiarajan stepped back.
Before Thaikku Oru Thalattu, Pandiarajan had starred in 3 films, including Kanni Rasi (1985) and Aan Paavam (1985).
After Pudhu Varisu, Pandiarajan went on to appear in 67 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Naan Sirithal (2020).
Before Thaikku Oru Thalattu, Rohini had starred in 1 film, including Anni (1985).
After Pudhu Varisu, Rohini went on to appear in 90 more films, including Nandalala (2010) and Kanchivaram (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Pandiarajan & Rohini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
